On the sitcom Cheers, actor Jay Thomas played the role of Eddie LeBec. Eddie was Carla’s husband on the show. Carla the big-hearted barmaid was played by Rhea Perlman. Fans, as well as the production team, loved the dynamic between the two and ended up making the role of Eddie a regular character, which was not their initial intention.
Things were going well for Jay Thomas with his newfound starring role on Cheers, that is until he did a radio interview where he said that it was brutal to be on the show and have to kiss Rhea Perlman. He was instantly fired from the show and they killed his character off by having him run over by an ice zamboni. Brutal.
Jared Padalecki on Gilmore Girls
Actor Jared Padalecki portrayed the character, Dean Forester, on the hit series, Gilmore Girls. He left the show to play the role of Dean’s brother, on the show Supernatural. The role of Sam is one that Jared is most well known for.
Bustle had stated that Dean on Gilmore Girls was the ultimate showcase of TV puppy love between him and the famous mother-daughter duo. He went on to marry actress Genevieve Cortese, who was playing Ruby on Supernatural, the show he left Gilmore Girls to be a part of, and they have three children!
Ed Skrein on Games of Thrones
If you're a fan of the show you probably noticed that actor Ed Skrein appeared in a few episodes of Game of Thrones as Daario Naharis until the character was mysteriously recast with little explanation. Well, according to Skrein, his departure was due to "politics" and both he and the executives say that it was a mutual decision.
After the major success Game of Thrones has had, we wonder if he regrets leaving the show today.
Columbus Short on Scandal
Between the third and fourth seasons of the loved drama Scandal, Columbus Short's character Harrison was written off. Til this day there's still a lot of mystery about why Short left, but one thing that we do know is that the decision was his, considering that he was the one who first announced his departure from the show.
It may be because of a bar fight shortly before that got him arrested, this would probably make anyone rethink their life.
Northern Calloway on Sesame Street
The role of David on Sesame Street was played by actor Northern Calloway. He was the first character on Sesame Street who was not a puppet.
Calloway suffered from bipolar disorder and was on lithium to control it. However, he was also taking drugs, such as cocaine, and that was taking a toll on his mental health. His mental health was deteriorating quickly, and he went on a manic rampage around Nashville while wearing a Superman t-shirt. He also beat someone with an iron pole and broke windows. When he got arrested, he was screaming that he was David on Sesame Street. Sadly, he died in 1990, at the mental hospital.